About Susan
Leader, CEO, COO, CMO, entrepreneur, business owner, marketer, investor, do-gooder, coach, speaker, consultant,… among other things.
Biography
Susan Otten, raised on a Minnesota family dairy farm, learned at an early age faith and family come first, and help others if you can.
A veteran marketing/sales executive, entrepreneurial thinker based on 15 years at Apple, a CMO at 2 global companies, global branding/marketing executive, behavioral health COO, leadership coach, strategic consultant and Founder & CEO of Indie Do Good, a logistics/consulting company supporting organizations with a strong focus on “doing good.”
Susan's personal commitment to “doing good” includes hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail with her daughter to raise awareness and research donations for Parkinson's Disease, because her husband was diagnosed at age 51.
Susan develops strategies and processes to challenge and support leaders, teams and dreamers with lessons learned on her hike.
Awards & Recognition
Nationally recognized for impact
Susan's work has been recognized as leader, advocate, coach, consultant, mentor, author, speaker, as well as her impact for Parkinson's advocacy and her inspirational leadership in business and life.
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Rookies of the Year
Committed to doing good, Susan is one of less than 10 women over the age of 65 to successfully hike the entire Appalachian Trail in less than 1 year. Finishing the Trail with her daughter in 154 days, she survived two ER-worthy head injuries, resulting in 9 stitches on her forehead and then 10 staples on the top of her head. Susan and her co-hiking daughter were named “Rookies of the Year” as fundraisers who created the most meaningful impact in their first year. Their 96-video YouTube channel, "Appalachian Trail for Parkinson’s Disease" helped to create this visibility.
Watch Journey
Appalachian Trail for Parkinson's Disease
Susan Otten shares her 2,194-mile Appalachian Trail journey with her daughter on their YouTube channel with 96 videos, including one of the entire journey in less than an hour:
About Susan
Leader, CEO, COO, CMO, entrepreneur, business owner, marketer, investor, do-gooder, coach, speaker, consultant,… among other things.
Biography
Susan Otten, raised on a Minnesota family dairy farm, learned at an early age faith and family come first, and help others if you can.
A veteran marketing/sales executive, entrepreneurial thinker based on 15 years at Apple, a CMO at 2 global companies, global branding/marketing executive, behavioral health COO, leadership coach, strategic consultant and Founder & CEO of Indie Do Good, a logistics/consulting company supporting organizations with a strong focus on “doing good.”
Susan's personal commitment to “doing good” includes hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail with her daughter to raise awareness and research donations for Parkinson's Disease, because her husband was diagnosed at age 51.
Susan develops strategies and processes to challenge and support leaders, teams and dreamers with lessons learned on her hike.
Awards & Recognition
Nationally recognized for impact
Susan's work has been recognized as leader, advocate, coach, consultant, mentor, author, speaker, as well as her impact for Parkinson's advocacy and her inspirational leadership in business and life.
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Rookies of the Year
Committed to doing good, Susan is one of less than 10 women over the age of 65 to successfully hike the entire Appalachian Trail in less than 1 year. Finishing the Trail with her daughter in 154 days, she survived two ER-worthy head injuries, resulting in 9 stitches on her forehead and then 10 staples on the top of her head. Susan and her co-hiking daughter were named “Rookies of the Year” as fundraisers who created the most meaningful impact in their first year. Their 96-video YouTube channel, "Appalachian Trail for Parkinson’s Disease" helped to create this visibility.
Watch Journey
Appalachian Trail for Parkinson's Disease
Susan Otten shares her 2,194-mile Appalachian Trail journey with her daughter on their YouTube channel with 96 videos, including one of the entire journey in less than an hour:
About Susan
Leader, CEO, COO, CMO, entrepreneur, business owner, marketer, investor, do-gooder, coach, speaker, consultant,… among other things.
Biography
Susan Otten, raised on a Minnesota family dairy farm, learned at an early age faith and family come first, and help others if you can.
A veteran marketing/sales executive, entrepreneurial thinker based on 15 years at Apple, a CMO at 2 global companies, global branding/marketing executive, behavioral health COO, leadership coach, strategic consultant and Founder & CEO of Indie Do Good, a logistics/consulting company supporting organizations with a strong focus on “doing good.”
Susan's personal commitment to “doing good” includes hiking the 2,200-mile Appalachian Trail with her daughter to raise awareness and research donations for Parkinson's Disease, because her husband was diagnosed at age 51.
Susan develops strategies and processes to challenge and support leaders, teams and dreamers with lessons learned on her hike.
Awards & Recognition
Nationally recognized for impact
Susan's work has been recognized as leader, advocate, coach, consultant, mentor, author, speaker, as well as her impact for Parkinson's advocacy and her inspirational leadership in business and life.
Michael J. Fox Foundation
Rookies of the Year
Committed to doing good, Susan is one of less than 10 women over the age of 65 to successfully hike the entire Appalachian Trail in less than 1 year. Finishing the Trail with her daughter in 154 days, she survived two ER-worthy head injuries, resulting in 9 stitches on her forehead and then 10 staples on the top of her head. Susan and her co-hiking daughter were named “Rookies of the Year” as fundraisers who created the most meaningful impact in their first year. Their 96-video YouTube channel, "Appalachian Trail for Parkinson’s Disease" helped to create this visibility.
Watch Journey
Appalachian Trail for Parkinson's Disease
Susan Otten shares her 2,194-mile Appalachian Trail journey with her daughter on their YouTube channel with 96 videos, including one of the entire journey in less than an hour: